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S3121 • 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Includes the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative services.)
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Meeting postponed (04/01/2026)
Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Includes the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative services.)
S3121 2026 -- S 3121 ======== LC006094 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES Introduced By: Senators Tikoian, de la Cruz, Lawson, Ciccone, Bissaillon, Britto, Burke, Sosnowski, LaMountain, and Felag Date Introduced: March 13, 2026 Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 22-11-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-11 entitled "Joint 2 Committee on Legislative Services" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 22-11-1. Permanent committee — Composition. 4 There is created a permanent joint committee on legislative services consisting of the 5 president , majority, and the minority leader leaders of the senate, the majority and minority leaders 6 from the house of representatives, and the speaker of the house of representatives. The members of 7 the committee shall serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. 8 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC006094 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES *** 1 This act would include the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative 2 services. 3 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC006094 ======== LC006094 - Page 2 of 2